The following is based on the topic outline found in the AP US History "Acorn Guide". Although it is not necessarily exactly what you need to know for the exam, it will provide you with an "idea" of what you are reading for (while taking "Fresh Notes," of course).
5. The Early Republic
Growth of slavery and free Black communities
7.The Transformation of Politics in Antebellum America
Emergence of the second party system
Federal authority and its opponents: judicial federalism, the Bank War, tariff controversy, and states' rights debates
Jacksonian democracy and its successes and limitations
Kennedy Chapter for this Segment
Chapter 13 - The Rise of Mass Democracy (pages 256-284)
Chapter 16 - The South and the Slavery Controversy (pages 350-369)
The following is based on the topic outline found in the AP US History "Acorn Guide". Although it is not necessarily exactly what you need to know for the exam, it will provide you with an "idea" of what you are reading for (while taking "Fresh Notes," of course).
5. The Early Republic
7. The Transformation of Politics in Antebellum America
Kennedy Chapter for this Segment
The "New York" Quiz Questions for this section
Kennedy Exam Multiple Choice Questions for this section
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